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Blogging is fun and good for business. Blogs have been created for enjoyment and entertainment as well as for businesses for ecommerce purposes. Comments can make a big difference in the overall success of your blog so learning how to comment correctly is important. In the early days of blogging, most comments were

When starting a business it is difficult to put aside an amount for marketing and it’s hard to justify how much should be spent. When I started my business Rentabuggy.co.uk in 2008 I spent a couple of thousand in marketing within the first 6 months but was surprised to find that I didn’t get many results from it. Here are

The web just keeps gaining significance in the world of small business and it’s no longer enough to think about your web site as your web strategy. Marketing today means building a great deal of your thinking around a total web presence. I suspect

Like most bloggers, I love comments on my posts. Comments help bloggers feel like we’re not talking to ourselves. I’ve learned a lot over the years from the smart people who comment on my posts. And I’ve made many friends whom I never would have met otherwise. Sometimes, I sit at my computer laughing out loud at the funny things people say. And sometimes, I just shake my head and wonder what in the world a person was thinking.

You know there’s something happening when you speak at a business event, mention the benefits of Twitter and, by the time you’re home, have 13 new followers. Twitter is catching on. Fast. And it’s a great little tool for business, if you know how best to use it.

You have been writing away every night for two hours, inspiration is flowing and you are in the zone. Suddenly, for no reason, you come to a full stop (and I don’t mean the grammatical kind!). Even experienced authors can suffer from writer’s block, so take heart. There may be many reasons why your creativity has deserted you and once you identify what it is, you can put pen to paper once more. A common problem is lack of self-belief and the fear that you are not good enough. When …

Just when you thought you had a handle on all the opportunities the internet provided, you suddenly find yourself faced with a new one – an audio revolution. Yes, the internet evolved from one that gave us quick and easy written content was now moving us into another dimension with audio content. Then internet radio was born, which paved the path for the podcasting development.

Business online tv show with Penny Power, Founder of business social network Ecademy. See this show to hear her thoughts on the basics of engaging blogging that will build interest and your audience. There is an art to blogging, but it is one that can be quickly learned if you know the secrets. Blogging is about building friendships and encouraging conversations, but you have to make sure you don’t make some of the common mistakes. Building a ‘blogvert’, or posting links that take them offsite are sure ways to turn …